Computing cheese-cutter.



PATENTED JUNE 11, 1907.

T; G. BRASKETT. COMPUTING CHEESE CUTTER.

APPLICATION FILED, MAR. 22, 1905.

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APPLICATION FILED MAR. 22. 1905.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS C. BRASKETT, OF ANDERSON, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO THE ANDEF- SONCOMPUTING SCALE COMPANY, OF ANDERSON, INDIANA, A COR- PORATION OFINDIANA.

COMPUTING CHEESE-CUTTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 11, 1907.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, THOMAS C. BRASKETT, a citizen of the United Statesof America, and a resident of Anderson, county of Madison, State ofIndiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ComputingCheese-Cutters, of which the following is a full and clearspecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in whichFigure 1 is a plan view with the cheese table removed to better show theparts; Fig. 2 is a similar view enlarged of the adjustable stops fordetermining the throw of the actuating lever; Fig. 3 a transversesection on the line 33 of Fig. 2 Fig. 4 a transverse section on the line4 detail perspective view of the parts of the main or final stopseparated; Fig. 6 a detail perspective view of a portion of theoperating lever showing the spring actuated stop pins employed for thetwo scales; Fig. 7 a transverse section taken through the rear part ofthe apparatus; Fig. 8 is a plan view showing amodification of alazytongsfeature.

This invention has special relation to that class of computing cheesecutters in which the throw of the operating lever is varied as the totalweights of the cheeses vary, the lighter the cheese the longer the throwof the lever required to measure off one pound, as is obvious.

I have illustrated my improvement as being applied to a cheese-cutter ofthat type in which the actuating arm is pivoted concentrically with thetable and carries a clutch at its outer end engaging a depending rimcarried by the table, this actuating arm having a pivotal connection tothe operating lever and the operating lever having a pivotal connectionwith the base frame at a point on the opposite side of the center of thetable from that on which the handle end of the lever projects. but it isobvious that it may be applied to other types of cheese-cutters and thatI do not wish to be limited in that respect.

The object of the present improvements is to provide simple and accuratedevices for shifting the intermediate stops (that is, the stops employedto determine the throw of the lever for fractions of pounds) when themain or total weight stop is shifted in accordance with the total weightof the cheese, as more fully hereinafter set forth.

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To the accomplishment of this object and such others as may hereinafterappear, the invention consists of the parts and combin ation of partshereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in theappended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawingsforming a part of this speed 1- cation, in which the same referencecharacters designate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings by letters, a designates the base frame of theapparatus, 7) a transverse bar adapted to support the pivot of thecheese table 0, which table is provided with an annular depending flange(1 near its edge. An armfi is pivoted to the bar I) concentrically withthe table and carries a clutchfat its.outer end which is adapted to gripthe flange (Z during its actuating stroke. The operating lever g ispivoted at pivot h to the base-frame which is slotted so that the levershall have a limited longitudinal movement on its pivot, this movementbeing necessitated by the fact that this lever has a stationary pivotalconnection at i to the actuating arm. The advantage 1n thus stationarilypivoting the lever to the clutch carrying arm and in having the levermoved bodily inward and outward during the actuating stroke thereof isthat the distance between the fulcrum 71 and the point of application ofthe load at i always remains the same irrespective of the position ofthe lever, whereby any given part of the movement of the lever willshift the table the same distance as any other given part of the strokeof the lever, this being especially advantageous 111 an apparatus of thetype herein disclosed where the stops or indicating devices are shiftedproportionately for different welghts or different prices.

The base ring or frame is slotted at j, this slot lying just under thehandle or projecting end of the lever and being arc-shape so that itshall lie in the path of the spring actuated stop-pin carried by thelever and adapted to be depressed so as to strike, at the will of theoperator, any one of a series of stops l slidingly mounted in the slotj. These stops 1 are carried by a lazy-tongs device m supported underthe top plate in which the slot j is formed and having its inner endpivoted stationarily at a to said top plate and its outer end movablypivoted to the main or sures the simultaneous and proportional movementof these stops whenever the final stop is adjusted to vary the fullthrow of the lever. In this way accurate fractions of a pound of acheese of any weight within the capacity of the apparatus may bemeasured off, without adjusting the connection between the actuating arma and the lever or the connection of the lever with the base ring.

A total weight scale is marked off on one or both edges of the slot soas to guide the operator in setting thefinal stop Z, and for the sake ofaccuracy and to prevent the final stop from being shifted by the blowsof the lever, I prefer providing said stop with lateral projections 0whichare adapted to engage notches in the edges of the slot 3' at thegraduation marks of the scale.

The stop Z forms a part of a clamp, the under part of said clamp being aplate p sliding in the slot and the two plates Z and p being connectedby a vertical screw Q, a clamp nut 1" .being provided to draw saidplates together to clamp the edges of the slot and thereby lock thefinal stop at its adjusted point.

If a price unit or moneys worth scale is desired in connection with theweight-scale described, I prefer employing a similar device to carry thestops for the price-scale. In the drawing I show the price unit stops .9mounted in a similar manner on lazy-tongs tsupported under an arc-shapeplate i1, pro vided with an arcuate slot 1) in which said stops 8 work.These lazytongs are pivoted at w stationarily to the under side of theplate u or to an adjacent part of the base ring and at their outer endto a final stop 5. As many of'these intermediate stops 8 may be employedas may be found convenient. I have shown in the drawings nineteen ofthem which, together with the final stop, permits the throw of the leverto be divided into twenty parts, thus providing one cent divisions forcheese selling as high as 20 cents per pound. A spring actuated stop pina: is mounted on the lever in such position that it may be projectedinto the path of these stops at the will of the operator.

After the weight stops are properly adjusted and it is desired to setthe price scale with relation thereto, the lazy-tongs carrying the pricestops are adjusted so as to bring the stops representing the price perpound the cheese is selling at in such a position with relation to stopZ that when the stop-pin 7c strikes said stop Z said stop 8 will be inposition to be struck by stop-pin w; thus the throw of the lever will bedivided into as many parts as there are cents at the price at which thecheese is sellmg. For example, as shown in Fig. 2 the weight stops areadjusted for a cheese having a total weight of ten pounds and the priceunit stops are adjusted for a cheese selling at 15 cents a pound. Withthese intermediate equi-distance penny stops it is obvious that theoperator may measure off any amount of cheese by moneys worth up to 16cents worth by simply causing the stop-pin w to engage the stopcorresponding with the amount the purchaser calls for. It is obviousthat if it be not desired to make such fine sub-divisions as one centsworth,

the number of intermediate price stops may.

be lessened without departing from the invention in the least; forinstance, every other stop might be omitted or every fifth stop onlymight be employed.

, If it be desired to use the price stops Without, or independently of,the weight stops this may be done by providing the bar it with the usualtotal-values scale, such, for instance, as is adapted to measure off 5cents worth of cheese with each stroke, as is well known in this art.

Instead of mounting the stops in the center of the lazy-tongs, that is,at the points of intersection of the bars, it is obvious that I maymount them on the ends of the bars as shown in Fig. 8; andit is alsoobvious that the upper links and likewise the lower links, as shown inFig. 8, will have to be set at an angle to each other in order to permitthe stops carried thereby to adjust themselves without strain on thelinks to the curved slot, but this angular arrangement of the links willnot be a draw-back since the lazytongs may close sufficientlynotwithstanding this angular arrangement.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various mechanicalembodiments of the invention are possible and I, therefore, do 1 notwish to be limited to the exact arrangement and construction shown.

I/Vhat I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. Ina cheese cutter, the combination of a base, a rotatable tablethereon, an operating device and means actuated by it to engage and turnthe table, a series of stops working in an arcuate slot in the base toregulate and vary the throw of the operating device, and means forproportionately and simultaneously adjusting these stops, for thepurpose set forth.

2. In a computing cheese-cutter, the combination of a base and a tablerotatably mounted thereon, a vibrating lever and means actuated therebyfor turning the ta ble, a movable final stop for limiting the throw ofthe lever, a series of intermediate stops, and means connecting all thestops whereby the shifting of the final stop alone will proportionatelyand simultaneously shift the intermediate steps, said connecting meansbeing attached to the base at one end and to the final stop at its otherend.

3. The combination with a 'base and a table rotatably mounted thereon,of a vibratinglever and means actuated thereby for turning the table, amovable stop for limiting the throw of the lever, a series ofintermediate stops and means whereby the shifting of the final stop willproportionately and simultaneously shift the intermediate stops, saidmeans consisting of la zy-tongs carrying the stops, for the purpose setforth.

4. The combination with a base and a table rotatably mounted thereon, ofa vibrating lever and means actuated thereby for turning the table, amovable stop for limiting the throw of the lever, a series ofintermediate stops and means whereby the shifting of the final stop willproportionately shift the intermediate stops, said means consisting of alazy tongs carrying the stops and supported underneath the base, saidbase being provided with. a guide slot in which said stops work.

5. In a cheese cutter, the combination of a support for the cheese, aknife adapted to move in a plane radial to the cheese when on saidsupport, an oscillating part adapted to change the relative angularposition. of said knife and support in proportion to the extent of itstravel, a stop upon each side of said oscillating part, means forvarying the position of one of said stops to limit the motion of theoscillating part, a series of stops for limitingproportional parts ofthe travel of the oscillating part at all positions of the movable stop,anda curved guide slot in which said stops work.

6. In a cheese cutter, the combination of a base, a rotatable tablethereon, a vibrating lever and means actuated by it to engage and turnthe table, a weight scale on the base embodying a series of stops andmeans for proportionately shifting them, means on the lever for engagingany one of these stops, a price scale on the base and also embodying aseries of stops and means for proportionately ad ust1ng them withreference to the stops of the weight scale, and means on the lever apivotal connection with said arm and being fulcrumed to the base, saidfulcrum consisting of a pivot stationarily carried by the lever and aradial slot in the base in which said pivot slides and turns, andscale-controlled means for limiting the movement of the lever.

8. In a computing cheese-cutter, the eombination with a base and arotatable table mounted thereon, of a vibrating lever and means actuatedthereby for turning the table, a movable stop for limiting the throw ofthe lever, a series of intermediate stops, and means whereby the stepsmay be shifted proportionately, said means consisting of a series ofpivotally connected links and means for guiding the stops in theirmovements.

9. In a computing cheese cutter, the combination of a base and arotatable table thereon, a vibratable lever and means actuated therebyto engage and turn the table, a total weight scale on the base, a "finalstop shiftable along this scale to vary the maximum throw of the leverin accordance with the different weights of chooses, a price scale onthe base adjacent to the total weight scale, this price scale embodyinga series of stops, and means for proportionately shifting those stepswith reference to the final stop of the total weight scale,substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto allix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses this 16th day of March 1905.

THOMAS C. BRASKETT \Vitnesses:

GLAD. S. KING, LAURA A. KING.

